Christiane F
(1981) [R]

The shocking story of an alienated 14-year-old girl who, along with her boyfriend, becomes addicted to heroin and involved in prostitution to support their habit in the German metropolis of Berlin. Based on a true story, this gripping tale features a live performance by David Bowie, who also...  More

Coal Miner's Daughter
(1980) [PG]

Sissy Spacek gives an extraordinary performance as Loretta Lynn in a drama that reveals the life of the "Queen of Country Music." Tommy Lee Jones is Loretta's ambitious husband Mooney who takes Loretta away from her backwoods Appalachia home to be his child bride. At eighteen, the mother of four...  More

Jack Kerouac: On The Road With The King Of The Beats
(2001) [PG]

This is the award - winning biography of the King of the Beat Generation. Jack Kerouac's writings, including his extraordinary novel "On The Road," took American literature to new levels of creativity and in the process inspired unprecedented social and cultural change. Kerouac's life is examined...  More

Australian Geographic : A Year on Ice
(2000) [G]

Jim and Yvonne Claypole spent 12 months living in a 2.4 x 3.6 metre prefabricated hut chained to rocks on the ice edges of the Antarctic continent. The dangers they faced were extreme, both physically and psychologically. The story of their private expedition is one of inspiration and...  More

Sir Edmund Hillary: Beyond Everest
(2003) [G]

Beyond Everest: The Ongoing Climb Sir Edmund Hillary presents a personal perspective on his life, including his relationship with old climbing partner George Lowe and their contributions to the Sherpas' lives. Beyond Everest Sir Edmund Hillary re-climbs New Zealand's Mount Olivier, journeys to...  More

Napoleon
(1927) [G]

A massive epic biopic of Napoleon, tracing his career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign), his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant...  More

Barfly
(1987) [M]

Screenwriter Charles Bukowski's autobiographical account follows the adventures of Skid Row writer Henry, an independent spirit who begins a turbulent romance with fellow barfly Wanda. Their rocky relationship is threatened when a female literary editor 'discovers' his talent  More

The Magdalene Sisters
(2002) [MA]

A stirring, must-see motion picture critics called one of the best films of the year, The Magdalene Sisters is the triumphant story of three extraordinary women whose courage to defy a century of injustice would inspire a nation! Abandoned by society and cast out by their families for crimes they...  More

Power And Terror Noam Chomsky In Our Times
(2002) [G]

Whether Noam Chomsky, the MIT linguist and political philosopher, is the most important intellectual alive, as the New York Times once famously called him, is open for debate. But without a doubt, Chomsky, now 73, is one of the most straight-talking and committed dissidents of our time. A...  More

Frida
(2002) [MA]

Nominated for six 2002 Academy Awards (including Salma Hayek for Best Actress), Frida is the triumphant motion picture about an exceptional woman who lived an unforgettable life. A product of humble beginnings, Frida Kahlo (Hayek) earns fame as a talented artist with a unique vision. And from her...  More

The Pianist (2 Disc Set)
(2002) [MA]

Roman Polanski's remarkable, Oscar and Palme D'Or winning film The Pianist tells the true story of Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody). Managing to survive in the Krakow ghetto while the vast majority of the Jewish population have been transported to concentration camps, Szpilman leads a lonely,...  More

The Attic - The Hiding Of Anne Frank
(1998) [M]

The story of Miep Gies who risked her life daily for eight residents of the Secret Annexe during World War II in Occupied Amsterdam.  More

Catch Me If You Can
(2002) [M]

Inspired by the extraordinary true story of a brilliant young master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his tail, Catch Me If You Can stars Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio and two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks in one of the year's most acclaimed hits! From three time Oscar winning...  More

Bloody Sunday
(2002) [MA]

On 30th January 1972, British soldiers shot dead 13 unarmed civilians taking part in an anti-internment civil rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland. The event was a major turning point in the history of the modern Irish troubles, driving many young men into the IRA and fuelling a 25-year cycle...  More

Pollock
(2000) [MA]

Directed by and starring Academy Award® nominee (for Best Actor) Ed Harris (The Truman Show, The Rock), Pollock is a beautifully crafted, stunning drama about the legendary American painter Jackson Pollock. Fellow artists and lovers Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner are at the center of New York's...  More

The Cat's Meow
(2001) [M]

In November of 1924, a mysterious Hollywood death occurred aboard media mogul William Randolph Hearst's yacht. Included among the famous guests that weekend were, Charlie Chaplin, Hearst's mistress, starlet Marion Davies, the studio system creator, producer Thomas Ince, and feared gossip...  More

Leunig Animated (2 disc set)
(2002) [G]

No-one looks at the world quite like whimsical Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig. His poignant, often controversial cartoons never fail to touch a chord. Michael Leunig is cartoonist, artist, philosopher, poet and social commentator. "Leunig" is an animated series produced by Australian actor...  More

Iris
(2001) [M]

Here is the powerful true story based on John Bayley's novels that earned Jim Broadbent an Academy Award for Best supporting Actor and Academy Award Nominations for Best Actress Judi Dench and Best Supporting Actress Kate Winslet. Judi Dench (Shakespeare In Love) and Kate Winslet (Titanic) bring...  More

Rabbit Proof Fence (2 disc set)
(2002) [PG]

It's the 1930's in outback Australia. Three young Aboriginal girls - sisters Molly (Everlyn Sampi) and Daisy (Tianna Sansbury) and their cousin Gracie (Laura Monagham) are snatched from their mothers' arms in Jigalong, Western Australia and sent to a remote settlement at Moore River. 1500 miles...  More

Ali (2 Disc Set)
(2001) [M]

In 1964, a brash new pro boxer, fresh from his olympic gold medal victory, explodes on to the scene, Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African American's in sport with his proud public self confidence with his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of...  More

Shackleton
(2002) [M]

The true story of Shackleton's 1914 Endurance expedition to the the South Pole and his epic struggle to lead his 28 man crew to safety after his ship was crushed in the pack ice.  More

Blow
(2001) [MA]

Blow is a fast-paced mix of Boogie Nights and Scarface set amid the glitz and glamour of the 1970s and the ruthless Colombian drug cartels. It chronicles the spectacular rise and fall of George Jung, a small-town American boy who became one of the most powerful cocaine importers in the USA. From...  More

Almost Famous
(2000) [M]

From the writer/director of Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe brings us Almost Famous, nominated for four Academy Awards and winner of Best Original Screenplay. Set in 1973, it chronicles the funny and often poignant coming-of-age of 15-year-old music fanatic William (Patrick Fugit). Having managed to...  More

Remember The Titans
(2000) [PG]

Academy Award winner Denzel Washington gives a victorious performance in this stirring and uplifting film. Based on a real-life drama, Remember the Titans is a rousing celebration of how a town torn apart by resentment, friction and mistrust comes together in triumphant harmony. After leading his...  More

Sex: The Annabel Chong Story
(1999) [R]

Canadian Gough Lewis' documentary takes an unflinching look at two years in the life of Singaporean-born porn star/artist Annabel Chong (nee Grace Quek), during which she has sex with 251 men in 10 hours for a porn shoot in order to break the record held by an Amsterdam sex worker. To offset...  More

Erin Brockovich
(2000) [M]

Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts in her Oscar winning role) was never trained, or indeed meant to work in a lawyers office. Circumstances take this down-on-her-luck, twice-divorced mother of three into a legal practice. Here she discovers some legal files that don't add up. On investigation she...  More

The Perfect Storm
(2000) [M]

In October 1991, the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts, experienced the full wrath of Mother Nature when a freak meteorological event produced the fiercest storm in modern history. Director Wolfgang Petersen has fashioned this heroic true story (as chronicled in Sebastian Junger's...  More

I Dreamed Of Africa
(2000) [M]

Academy Award winner KIM BASINGER stars in this epic tale of a woman's quest for adventure and a new life in the majestic, untamed lands of rural Africa. Based on the true story of Kuki Gallmann, this breathtaking film chronicles her life as she leaves her pampered existence in Italy for the...  More

Topsy Turvy
(1999) [M]

Winner of the New York Film Critics Best Picture and Best Director awards, and Oscar winner for costume design and make-up, TOPSY TURVY combines all the elements of wonderful entertainment: Egos, Music, Women and Scandal. For nearly a decade, Gilbert & Sullivan's collaborations have delighted and...  More

Music Of The Heart
(1999) [PG]

Two-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep (One True Thing) stars with Angela Bassett (How Stella Got Her Groove Back) in a heartwarming, acclaimed true story of how one woman's musical gift affected those who least expected it! A single mother with little more than talent and the determination...  More